Scramjet
noun, Aeronautics.
1.
a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
noun
1.
a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft forces oxygen to mix with fuel (usually hydrogen) at supersonic speeds within a duct in the engine
an aircraft powered by such an engine
(as modifier): scramjet technology
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